By purchasing yarn from String Theory, you’re lifting up a number of small and female-owned businesses. We help women in Rwanda, who survived the genocide, educate a new generation. We help women in Uruguay find meaningful work without leaving their rural homes. We help a family in New Hampshire maintain a mill, a tradition spanning hundreds of years. We help restore the Patagonia Grasslands by encouraging sustainable farming.Every yarn we stock makes a positive impact.
BFL Fleece
$29.00
Meet a DK yarn that shows wool at its very best. Spun from 100% Bluefaced Leicester, it’s soft, silky, and offered in natural undyed shades along with rich, countryside-inspired hues. Its beautiful stitch definition brings cables, colorwork, lace, and simple stitches to life, and its gentle drape makes sweaters, shawls, and everyday knits feel effortlessly elegant.
246 yards/100 grams
100% British Blue Faced Leicester
Hand wash, lay flat to dry
Pattern Suggestions:
Halibut Cowl
Tarbat Hat
Campus Vest
Harris Hood (BFL Fleece + mohair)
Altheda pullover
The Traveller Hat
Polina Vest
Ingrid Sipover
Crown Shy hat
Impact
This yarn comes through the British Wool licensing scheme, ensuring responsibly sourced fleece and full traceability from field to mill. Most of the spinning, dyeing, and finishing happens within 20 miles of West Yorkshire Spinners’ Keighley mill, meaning a dramatically smaller carbon footprint and a deep commitment to local craftsmanship. With additional partnerships—from Falkland Islands farmers to Jamieson & Smith—you’re knitting with fiber that supports sustainable practices and celebrates the heritage of wool.